‘Pour me consoler ce n’est pas une, ce sont d’innombrables Albertine que j’aurais dû oublier. Quand j’étais arrivé à supporter le chagrin d’avoir perdu celle-ci, c’était à recommencer avec une autre, avec cent autres.’ –Proust
What happens to attachment bonds when relationships end? […] for the average person, attachment bonds are gradually (4.18 years as a mid-point) relinquished after relationship termination: People’s former partners simply become someone they used to know. […]
even if the typical person does eventually “get over” their former partner, for some people, remnants of those bonds continue and never fully fade away.
{ Social Psychological and Personality Science | Continue reading }
